I don’t think there’s anything to this one other than the (fairy weak) “early bird gets the worm” joke, but I think it’s worth noting that Tatulli did a much better job copying “her” than he did on “him”. Perhaps he’s spent much more time perusing pictures of her, but perhaps I’m reading too much into this.
Downpuppy, are you saying the “worm” in this case is a euphemism for well, something else? If so, I’d say we have an Arlo Award winner here (Lio is a newspaper strip right?).
“I don’t think there’s anything to this one other than the (fairy weak) “early bird gets the worm” joke”
But how does that work? She’s thinking about love and he’s buying a worm and the joke is they are both doing things early in the morning? I’m usually okay with the “Yes, that’s all there is to it” explanations but this one is pretty …. weak.
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This is about sex. The fierce maw makes it scary, which in this strip is close enough.
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I don’t think there’s anything to this one other than the (fairy weak) “early bird gets the worm” joke, but I think it’s worth noting that Tatulli did a much better job copying “her” than he did on “him”. Perhaps he’s spent much more time perusing pictures of her, but perhaps I’m reading too much into this.
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If you’re an early bird, the first thing you think about is a worm. Therefore, worms are love.
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Downpuppy, are you saying the “worm” in this case is a euphemism for well, something else? If so, I’d say we have an Arlo Award winner here (Lio is a newspaper strip right?).
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“I don’t think there’s anything to this one other than the (fairy weak) “early bird gets the worm” joke”
But how does that work? She’s thinking about love and he’s buying a worm and the joke is they are both doing things early in the morning? I’m usually okay with the “Yes, that’s all there is to it” explanations but this one is pretty …. weak.
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@ woozy – Yes, it certainly is. Just like the comic.
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